Data Engineer Contracts in Swansea

Data Engineer
West Wales > Swansea

The median Data Engineer daily rate in Swansea is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swansea 21.05% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 22.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £490 - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - -
75th Percentile £550 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median daily rate £538 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Swansea with a recognized job title 18 17 35
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 13 28
10th Percentile £125 £200 £163
25th Percentile £185 £413 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £525 £525 £525
90th Percentile £565 - £544
West Wales median daily rate £475 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +5.56% +5.88% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.75 £11.75 -
Median hourly rate £17.50 £13.50 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.63% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £18.25 £15.25 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median hourly rate £17.50 £13.50 £15.00
% change year-on-year +29.63% -10.00% -

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

Job vacancy trend for Data Engineer in Swansea

Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Swansea.

Daily rate trend for Data Engineer in Swansea

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Swansea region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Databricks
2 3 (75.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Git
4 1 (25.00%) PySpark
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) ETL
4 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Ruby
4 1 (25.00%) Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Spark SQL
4 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) Handlebars
4 1 (25.00%) Power BI
4 1 (25.00%) Data Lake
4 1 (25.00%) Serverless
4 1 (25.00%) Azure Functions
4 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (25.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) API Management
4 1 (25.00%) Azure API Management

Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (25.00%) Azure API Management
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Functions
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (25.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
1 1 (25.00%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Handlebars
1 1 (25.00%) PySpark
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Analytics
1 1 (25.00%) API Management
1 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (25.00%) ETL
1 1 (25.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Databricks